Chapter 379: Setting a Goal
Li Hongzhang recounted the foreign wars from 1856 to 1860, and said that the British and French aggression was a demand for amending the treaty.
"Rest assured, in our diplomacy, we must be tough, and all clauses that endanger our national interests and national dignity must be removed." Luo Yang said categorically: "Great powers, it is a group of hungry wolves, the softer you are, the more arrogant they are, if you are strong enough, they will be very motherly, we are the Kingdom of China, not the ** incompetent Manchu government, all the national power discarded in the Manchu era, we must all recover." ”
In fact, there is no need to move the treaty, that is, Luo Yang's impression is very impressed by the content of these treaties, when he was in junior high school, the teacher urged everyone to remember, and it was really beneficial, he opened his mouth and said the "Nanjing Treaty" and its annexes, "For example, ceding Hong Kong Island, this is unequal, if it is equal, it should be when we cede Hong Kong Island, Britain also cedes the same size of territory to us, for example, part of Ireland, such as Wales, etc., so that it is fair." ”
Luo Yang's familiarity with the knowledge of the treaty once again amazed everyone, everyone immediately moved to the treaty, repeatedly studied, looked for all the terms of inequality, and was also required to be able to put forward countermeasures.
"Hey, King Rui, what do you mean, we all know that you want to give our Chinese ancestors a long face, but you really want to go to war with Britain and France, these countries, once there is something, they will gather and swarm here, so, I think, it is better to be cautious, if you want to come, you will come one by one." Zhang Zhidong was worried about being attacked by the great powers, "King Rui, you shouldn't think that with the current strength of the Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom, you can defeat all the great powers in one fell swoop." ”
"So what, this king promises that we can defeat all the powers." In order to give everyone courage, Luo Yang said decisively: "You are from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and you are only responsible for foreign affairs, as for the war, you don't have to care, but I want to tell you that no matter which country, which countries, and how many enemies we face in the future, we are not afraid, because our weapons will be more advanced than the powers, and our army will be stronger than the powers. If the great powers surrender to defeat and take the initiative to cede the rights and interests of aggression, we will do it, otherwise, we will change all this by force. ”
Everyone's eyes widened, this is a naked declaration of war on the outside world,
"Lord Wang, you really have a guarantee, the foreign guns and foreign cannons of the guns, and the strong guns of the ship, are not what we can imagine." After Li Hongzhang finished speaking, the other officials also expressed their agreement, feeling that the Western devils were actually very powerful, and Luo Yang was too ignorant of the situation.
"Don't worry, when the time comes, you will naturally know that you only need to find fault with this king." Luo Yang's most indignant about the two opium wars was, "Britain, the United States, and France sell opium, what opium is, drugs, they are strictly forbidden in their own country, but it is a heinous crime to vigorously smuggle opium and bring it to China. ”
After ensuring military backing, Luo Yang asked everyone to talk about their views, and Zhang Zhidong proposed that it was best not to fight to the death with so many powers, and should divide and disintegrate, and do it one by one.
"Okay, Mr. Zhang really deserves to be our foreign minister."
Britain is the first naval power, France is the first army power, of course, it is better not to step on it, but who does not step on them, is it not a bad thing that they did the two opium wars,
Where is there so many twists and turns in Luoyang, he wants to do these two rogue countries, but Zhang Zhidong's words reminded him that he has to come one by one,
"King Rui, the minister has an idea." Zhang Zhidong was triumphant, with a smile on his face,
"Don't be a minister, it's me, you, our Huaxia Heavenly Kingdom, is a republic system, although there is still me as a king, simply, remember in the future, don't call it a king anymore, just call it an archon, between us, between anyone, we must be called equal." Luo Yang feels that although there are all kinds of problems in modern society, it is much better than that of the late Qing Dynasty, thinking that there are still people who are intoxicated with the style of the Republic of China, they are not hooligans and idiots, they are not perverts, or they have ulterior motives.
"Thank you, Lord Archon."
"Don't call me an adult, in the future, don't call me an adult, we can call me sir, or like a Westerner, call your Excellency."
"Mr. Consul, I, I think, there is a country that can act first." Zhang Zhidong feels awkward, once he gets used to being a minister, he really tastes like it.
"Say, your suggestion must be very constructive." Luo Yang looked forward to it, these words greatly encouraged Zhang Zhidong, and he and Pantuo,
"Okay, let's start with the United States, this country is the world's largest hegemon, fanning the flames everywhere, bombing and bombing, I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic." As soon as Luo Yang thought of the country's arrogance in many things recently, he was angry, the Milky Way, the Yugoslav Embassy, etc.,
Everyone was stunned, especially Zhang Zhidong, with a shocked face, unexpectedly, out of a ravine, the iron-blooded prince who had never been known before, was actually an international expert, although he did not approve of such a bad comment by the United States: "Mr. Consul, the United States is not bad, it has not bullied anyone, especially not like Britain and France, which are quite polite to me." ”
Several people looked at Zhang Zhidong, and he made a fuss for a long time before he suddenly realized: "Oh, I'm sorry, it's my country, not the Qing Dynasty." ”
Luo Yang will Zhang Zhidong's words, emphasis on everyone, at the same time, some of the situation in the United States was introduced, the American Civil War, is on the high school history textbook, Luo Yang is quite clear, for a passionate young man who cares about the current politics and military, this is his focus of attention, after urging Zhang Zhidong to introduce, he regretfully added "The United States is a rapidly developing country, composed of immigrants, with English as the mainstream, about 1776 declared independence, seceded from British rule, after the war, now, the development is quite smooth, For the question of black slaves, there was a civil war between the North and the South, the North was industrialists, big capital, and humanitarianism, the South was plantation owners, big farmers, the South was independent, and the North was unwilling, and the war began in 1861 until now. ”
Luo Yang's words are the most common knowledge in the society now, but the senior intellectuals at that time, the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs listened to it, they were very struggling, and they were shocked and novel, because they had never known a country so deeply, and took advantage of the opportunity of Luo Yang's speech to interrupt and rest, and asked to speak in more detail, so Luo Yang turned this meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs into a knowledge training class, and he had to talk about some of the most basic concepts for half a day.
"Okay, in a word, the United States has a large land and a large population, and in the future, it may become the world's number one power, posing a huge threat to us, and it just so happens that it is now dividing, giving us a golden opportunity, the United States is relatively weak at the moment, and the civil war is far easier to do than Britain and France, so let's start here." Luo Yang set the basic program,
How to do it, Luo Yang revealed a little bit to everyone, and then instructed: "Everyone should make up some knowledge of the world, oh, I suggest that Mr. Wei Yuan's "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom" or something, first print out 10,000 copies, everyone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must study it, and at the appropriate time, I will take the exam." ”